Evening Edition: Trump, McMaster say sharing of classified intel was appropriate

No, Trump did not break the law in talking classified details with the Russians; What is 'wholly appropriate' to the White House? Pretty much whatever Trump says.; Russia denies Trump shared classified details during meeting; Lawmakers to Trump: Turn over the transcript of the meeting with the Russians; Amid Trump controversies, the GOP picks compartmentalization over confrontation; Fact Checker: Translating McMaster's rhetoric on the Russia intelligence story; 'Can He Do That?': Can a president share classified information?; Sen. Cornyn withdraws from FBI director consideration; Family of slain DNC staffer says Fox News reports that he fed WikiLeaks info are untrue; If Democrats don't win one of three upcoming special elections, how can they take back the majority in 2018?; The hacking group that leaked NSA secrets claims it has data on foreign nuclear programs; No one lives on this remote Pacific island — but it’s covered in 38 million pieces of our trash; A teen chugged a latte, a Mountain Dew and an energy drink. The caffeine binge led to his death.; He underwent a ‘brutal’ hazing ritual. Now four frat brothers have pleaded guilty in his death.; No, ABC says, ‘Last Man Standing’ was not canceled because of Tim Allen’s politics;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump, McMaster say sharing of classified intel was appropriate National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster repeatedly described the Trump's actions as "wholly appropriate" in a press briefing just a day after The Washington Post revealed that Trump had shared deeply sensitive information with Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting last week. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more » No, Trump did not break the law in talking classified details with the Russians The president does have the "absolute right" to share such information. "Now whether it's wise for a president to do that," one expert said, "that's a different judgment." By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis What is 'wholly appropriate' to the White House? Pretty much whatever Trump says. H.R. McMaster's argument makes it sound like whatever President Trump does within his legal rights is also appropriate, which is a highly debatable proposition. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Russia denies Trump shared classified details during meeting E.U. countries might limit intelligence sharing with the United States in the aftermath of the revelations, an official says. By Andrew Roth  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Lawmakers to Trump: Turn over the transcript of the meeting with the Russians Members of Congress — primarily Democrats — have spent several days demanding the president turn over tapes of White House meetings. Those calls intensified today after President Trump seemed to acknowledge he had shared sensitive information in a meeting with Russian officials. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis Amid Trump controversies, the GOP picks compartmentalization over confrontation Congressional Republicans have an ambitious agenda and a desire to move on health care, taxes, government regulations and budget priorities. But President Trump is making their work more and more difficult. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Fact Checker: Translating McMaster's rhetoric on the Russia intelligence story Trump's national security adviser confirmed key facts in The Post's report while pretending to deny it. Here's a guide to the rhetoric. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   'Can He Do That?': Can a president share classified information? Greg Jaffe, one of The Post reporters who broke news of Trump revealing classified information to Russian diplomats, is on the podcast to explain presidential power when it comes to classified information and what happens next in this developing story. Read more »   Sen. Cornyn withdraws from FBI director consideration The Senate majority whip's decision followed several days of resistance from his Republican colleagues. By Sean Sullivan and Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Family of slain DNC staffer says Fox News reports that he fed WikiLeaks info are untrue D.C. police have repeatedly said they believe Seth Rich was killed in a random robbery attempt, but conspiracy theories surrounding WikiLeaks have emerged following his death. By Peter Hermann  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis If Democrats don't win one of three upcoming special elections, how can they take back the majority in 2018? For Republicans, there also is a sense of urgency that the party's sagging approval ratings threaten the outcome of congressional races in Georgia, South Carolina and Montana. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   The hacking group that leaked NSA secrets claims it has data on foreign nuclear programs Shadow Brokers said it plans to release the bugs as part of a new, Spotify-like monthly subscription service. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   No one lives on this remote Pacific island — but it’s covered in 38 million pieces of our trash In an "alarming" discovery, scientists say once-pristine Henderson Island is now littered with plastic debris. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   A teen chugged a latte, a Mountain Dew and an energy drink. The caffeine binge led to his death. Davis Cripe's sudden collapse in class was a mystery. Then friends told investigators what he had for lunch. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   He underwent a ‘brutal’ hazing ritual. Now four frat brothers have pleaded guilty in his death. Chun "Michael" Deng, an 18-year-old college student in New York City, died of a major brain trauma in 2013 after a fraternity ritual. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   No, ABC says, ‘Last Man Standing’ was not canceled because of Tim Allen’s politics The conservative sitcom, which still had decent ratings, was canceled after six seasons for "business and scheduling reasons," a network executive said. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071